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03/01/2016

Ann Widdecombe goes behind the scenes of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ drama Father Brown, which features a crime-solving priest, and Aled Jones is in the North East to hear about Hen Power and how it can help battle loneliness.

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Conrad Kocher

    As With Gladness Men Of Old

    Choir: St Mary le Tower. Conductor: Noel Tredinnick. Featured Artist: William Baldry. Featured Artist: Christopher Borrett. Composer: W.H. Monk. Music Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright. Lyricist: W. Chatterton Dix.

    Tune: Dix Composer: Conrad Kocher, W H Monk

  • Irish Traditional

    I Cannot Tell

    Choir: Congregation of Trintiy Church. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Featured Artist: Michael Haynes. Featured Artist: Reg Vardy Brass Quintet. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: W.Y.Fullerton.

    Tune: Londonderry Air

  • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year

    The Lord Bless You And Keep You (feat. Simon Lole)

    Tune: Rutter

  • Brenton Brown

    Praise Is Rising

    Choir: Beechcroft Choir. Conductor: Ken Burton. Featured Artist: Joshua Adgomar. Featured Artist: Neil Watson - Bass Player. Featured Artist: Floyd Millen. Featured Artist: Stefan Brown. Featured Artist: Adam Kerr. Featured Artist: Paul Johnson. Featured Artist: Melicia Walker. Featured Artist: Jacqueline Ewers. Featured Artist: Paulette Brown. Featured Artist: Veronica Brown. Featured Artist: Marcia McPherson. Lyricist: Brenton Brown.

    Composer: Brenton Brown

  • P. Knapp

    Blessed Assurance

    Choir: Choir and congregation at Halifax. Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright. Featured Artist: David Houlder. Lyricist: Fanny Crosby.

    Composer: P.Knapp

  • Welsh Traditional

    Let All Things Now Living

    Choir: Congregation of St German's Church. Conductor: Tim Rhys-Evans. Featured Artist: Huw Tregelles Williams. Featured Artist: Les Craven. Featured Artist: Katherine Thomas. Featured Artist: Jonathan Burgess. Featured Artist: Angus West. Featured Artist: Chris Hodges. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Katherine K. Davis.

    Tune: The Ash Grove Composer: Welsh Trad

  • William Croft

    O Worship The King, All Glorious Above

    Choir: Congregation of Mancheste Cathedral. Conductor: Gordon Stewart. Featured Artist: Christopher Stokes. Featured Artist: Mark Addison. Featured Artist: Graham South. Featured Artist: Dave Tollington. Featured Artist: Beth Calderbank. Featured Artist: Ryan Breen. Composer: Alan Gray. Music Arranger: Robert Ramskill. Lyricist: Robert Grant.

    Tune: Hanover Composer: William Croft

Music

  • As With Gladness Men Of Old was performed at St Mary le Tower Choir, Ipswich.
  • I Cannot Tell was performed by the congregation of Trinity Church, Gosforth.
  • The Lord Bless You And Keep You was performed by the Young Choristers 2015 WinnersΜύat St Peters Church, Kineton, Warwick.
  • Praise Is Rising was performed by the Beechcroft Choir at the New Testament Assembley, Tooting.
  • Blessed Assurance was performed by the choir and congregation at Halifax Minster.
  • Let All Things Now Living was performed by the congregation of German's Church, Cardiff.
  • O Worship The King, All Glorious Above was performed by the congregation at Manchester Cathedral.

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Stories

Loneliness

Over a million pensioners in the UK say that they haven’t spoken to a friend, neighbour or family member for at least a month. Aled Jones meets some of the residents of Wood Green Sheltered Housing in Gateshead. He discovers how the HenPower project, run by the charity Equal Arts, is using chickens to combat loneliness and transform lives.

Father Brown

Ann Widdecombe goes behind the scenes of filming for the latest series of Father Brown, the popular detective series based on the novels by GK Chesterton.

As well as meeting Mark Williams, who plays the title character, she also uncovers the lengths the production go to in ensuring the series is religiously accurate for its viewers.

Church Detective: Bronte

Richard Taylor, our very own Church Detective, is in Haworth in West Yorkshire exploring its links with the literary Bronte family.

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Credits

Presenter Aled Jones
Presenter Ann Widdecombe
Presenter Richard Taylor
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer Dave Stanford

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